Overview
- INEGI’s state export report, released Tuesday, showed Jalisco’s 2025 exports jumped 79% to $52.5 billion, lifting the state to fifth nationally and second in the fourth quarter with $20 billion.
- Governor Pablo Lemus announced more than $600 million for the state’s industrial park association to upgrade infrastructure and support operations across key sites.
- APIEJ said the 2026 pipeline totals 834,000 square meters of new industrial parks with an estimated $625 million in investment, including 156,000 square meters already pre‑leased.
- Developers absorbed 677,906 square meters of industrial space in 2025 with about $500 million invested, and vacancy for large warehouses fell below 3%, signaling tight demand.
- Electronics and agroindustry are leading the growth, with Jalisco assembling AI chips for companies like Nvidia, while 400–420 IMMEX plants generate about 80% of exports and employ more than 200,000 people.